Kolek planning to go pro
One of my favorite books is 'The Jesuit Guide to Almost Everything' by James Martin. It comes as close as anything to spelling out the Jesuit ethos.
Scoop Lawyers: What is the statute of limitations on outrage?
Says a lot from my perspective....very simplistic unrealistic view of the real world.
NewsieI think a life based on principle IS pretty simple - not simplistic or unrealistic - but simple.
I think their is truth in this. I suspect our choices of principles may be slightly different.
The 'meant to honor' BS is exactly that. BS. It's racism plain and simple ding-ding-ding-dingya gotta use your strongest point early and often man-what took ya so long??
Giving this a 9 out of 10
If you don't think this thing is racist and is meant to honor, you're dumber than I thought you were. And you're more racist than I thought you were.
That mascot made it just ten years from 1961-1971, with the Voting Rights Act happening in the middle of this. Retired for the very reason you state, and supported by many posters here as students I am guessing. The Warriors name lasted 22 more years with various mascots more tastefully done (one could argue) or fully balls that weren't? The point remains: Is it the name or that paper mache costume that is the issue? Or for most, was it the non-engaged, non-truthful way the MU admin handled this and many other university issues? https://wiki.muscoop.com/doku.php/nickname/willie_wampum
All valid topics, but the mascot and use of the nickname with Native American imagery was racist. Perhaps not entirely intentionally by everyone involved, but there is a good reason the nickname was changed. The motivations of the university's decision to change or it's methods are irrelevant.